Source: www.iranhr.net Translation by Iran Press Watch Afaq Rabieizadeh (Our Rights Magazine): What can be understood from the international definitions of the concept of “genocide” is that genocide means the conscious and deliberate extermination of…
Source: www.iranhr.net Translation by Iran Press Watch Mohammad Moghimi; “Our Rights” Magazine: Genocide is one of the international crimes. According to international laws, four international crimes have been criminalized so far. In addition to genocide,…
Source: hengaw.net Nahid Behrouzi (Farvahari), a Baha’i resident of Fardis County, Alborz Province, was arrested by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and transferred to an unknown location. According to a report…
Source: iranwire.com In a letter from Evin Prison, Keyvan Rahimian, a Baha’i psychologist, has painted a stark picture of life in confinement and challenged the Iranian government’s treatment of its citizens. The letter, Rahimian’s third correspondence…
Source: iranwire.com The election of Masoud Pezeshkian as the President of Iran, despite his promises to champion minority rights, has been met with mixed reactions among minority groups. While his rhetoric offers hope to some,…
Source: www.en-hrana.org Mojgan Salmanzadeh, a Baha’i citizen, remains in a state of uncertainty in Urmia Prison for over twelve days. A source close to the family confirmed this news to HRANA, stating: “Ms. Salmanzadeh was…
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Fars Province Appeals Court has upheld the sentences against Hassan Salehi, Vahid Dana, and Saeed Abedi, Baha’i citizens. These individuals were each sentenced in the initial court to six years, one month,…
Source: www.en-hrana.org Mojgan Salmanzadeh, a Baha’i citizen, remains in a state of uncertainty in Urmia Prison for over twelve days. A source close to the family confirmed this news to HRANA, stating: “Ms. Salmanzadeh was…
Source: www.radiofarda.com Radio Farda has learned that following pressure from the Ministry of Intelligence on Baha’i citizens regarding the burial of the bodies of followers of this faith in the Tehran cemetery, “the fate of…
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Roya Sabet, who resides in the United Arab Emirates, was arrested on February 15 of last year after being summoned by the IRGC Intelligence in Shiraz. A source…
Source: www.uscirf.gov IRAN USCIRF–RECOMMENDED FOR COUNTRIES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN (CPC) KEY FINDINGS In 2023, religious freedom conditions in Iran remained extremely poor. Protests against mandatory hijab laws and other restrictions on freedom of religion or…
Source: www.bic.org BRUSSELS—3 July 2024—In a significant intervention, the European Union, along with more than 50 members of parliament (MPs) and senators from several European countries, have called on the Iranian government to end its…
Source: www.iranintl.com The European Union, joined by over 50 members of parliament and senators from several European countries, has called on Iran to cease its systematic persecution of Baha’i faith members. In a joint statement…
Source: www.en-hrana.org Payam Vali, a Baha’i citizen, has been sentenced by the Karaj Revolutionary Court to one year in prison, a two-year travel ban, and a ban on social media use in relation to a…
Source: bbc.com/persian Translation By Iran Press Watch Javid Rahman, UN Special Rapporteur on Iran’s human rights affairs, says there is evidence of “genocide” against minorities and ethnic groups in the 1980s, including Baha’is, Kurds, and…
Source: www.msn.com Mona Mahmoudi’s parents were among the first members of Iran’s Baha’i religious minority to be executed under the Islamic Republic’s decades-long crackdown. When her mother, the country’s first female meteorologist, was arrested alongside seven others,…
